Residents rail against transit cuts
MTA told plan could devastate families By joe hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com Bronx bus riders could soon be looking for other means of getting around when the MTA implements service cuts this…
Archbishop of Canterbury visits St. Ann’s
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited St. Ann’s Church on Jan. 27 to gain an understanding of the work the the Episcopal Church does with the poor. Rev. Martha Overall, the…
Latino Museum shortchanges NYC, says Senator
A museum dedicated to Latinos in the United States has been in the pipeline in the nation’s capital for several years, but at least one Latino lawmaker from the Bronx…
Grant promises unemployed 300 'green jobs'
The recipient of a $4 million federal grant is promising that 300 unemployed residents of Hunts Point, Longwood, Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris will find jobs under a new…
Mott Haven job programs offer hope
Two programs to help residents find jobs received hopeful news in January. The Disconnected Youth Training Program and the Entrepreneurial Development Program, both run by Mott Haven based non-profit SoBRO,…
Melrose friary campaigns against pre-marital sex
The Corazón Puro (Pure Heart) program encourages abstinence to reduce teen pregnancy
Searching for work on a Mott Haven street corner
As the economy sputters, immigrants wait in vain at ‘La Parada’ By Carla Candia carla.candia@journalism.cuny.edu Dozens of day laborers dressed in ripped jeans and worn t-shirts stood on the corner…
Veterans fight new battles at home
At Hostos Community College in Mott Haven, a club for veterans founded by a Melrose resident eases the transition to civilian life.